That’s exactly why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil… The post Ask D’Mine: The Worst Intro to BloodSugar Testing, Ever appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog. Diabetes can be tough, of course. And who doesn’t need a little help navigating it all now and again?

To those recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I have two pieces of advice: don’t be hard on yourself and let go of perfection. By avoiding support and refusing to ask for help, I put a lot of pressure on myself to always have good bloodsugars and avoid lows.

Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. A: Fluctuations in bloodsugar levels affect how people with diabetes feel and interact with the world.

So today at our weekly diabetes… The post Ask D’Mine: Low BloodSugar Blues appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog. It’s no big secret that there’s plenty to feel down about when it comes to living with diabetes, unfortunately. But airing and sharing your concerns can be empowering, rather than facing it all alone.

Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Low BloodSugar Classroom Kits. We decided with the school to stash some low bloodsugar kits throughout the school.

Structured exercise programs comprising aerobics, resistance training or both helps people with Type 2 diabetes control bloodsugar levels, and although physical exercise advice by itself does not appear to make any difference, when combined with dietary advice it does MORE >>

Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Q’s bloodsugar had been in the 200′s at noon but had alarmed that it was high…our high alarm threshold being 250. He was shocked to see that her bloodsugar was in the 400′s and had her wash her hands, recheck her bloodsugar, and also check for ketones with the blood ketone meter. MORE >>

The Diabetes Community got quite worked up this past week about a Miss Manners advice column appearing in newspapers all over the country, in which the etiquette expert’s advice to a type 1 diabetic seemed to say that he ought… The post A Response from Miss Manners, and Her Son with T1 Diabetes (!) MORE >>

In this week’s edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine, longtime… The post Ask D’Mine: Overkill or Good Diabetes Parenting? Go D-Parents! We love recognizing the near-superhero powers of parents who so bravely take on the role of manual pancreas along with the rest of their parenting responsibilities. appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog. MORE >>

She was downright furious that some kids use EMLA/ice numbing prior to site insertions, and blasted parents who check their child's bloodsugar overnight. Trust me, reading her rant really made me think twice about sending Sugar to camp next summer. At any rate, I would never go 8-12 hours without testing her bloodsugar during the day, so why should I do it overnight? And I test, because I have a healthy fear of low bloodsugars. MORE >>